g Nigeria - launch of Gmail Chat SMS

Google Nigeria is really trying to push for more Internet usage
in Nigeria. 15 and 16 March Google held their third web and
mobile conference in Lagos, the g
Nigeria.

The event gathered developers, business leaders,
entrepreneurs and passionate tech people. It was clear at the
event that Google are quite serious about their commitment to
making the web more relevant to the everyday Nigerian. There were
sessionsshowing Nigerians new opportunities to make
money from the Internet - and there is huge potential here. Take
for instance a look at Google
Trader if you want to earn a little extra cash.

At g Nigeria event, Google launched the Gmail
Chat SMS. This new feature allow users to use Gmail Chat to
communicate between all mobile phones and platforms, even if they
are offline or have an SMS and voice only phone. The new
products also allow users to
receive Google+ SMS notifications and post status
updates via SMS, and will ensure that the users are always
connected with the people in their circles.

Just to give an idea of how big the Internet penetration in
Nigeria is, here are some figures. According to Internet World
Stats 29% of the Nigerian population is online - that is
more than 45 mil users or about 32 % of the total number
of African Internet users. For the sake of comparison, the Internet
penetration in India is only 8 % and in the US it is 78,6
%.